When Federal Motor Carrier began their national audit of how states manage their CDL programs, I was more than a little surprised and disappointed when South Dakota was held up as being systemically non-compliant in following the federal rules [for CDL programs]. A hole in the South Dakota system had meant that people who were here illegally, people who had overstayed their visas, could be driving our nation's highways with the South Dakota cdl. (00:36–00:54)
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Asserts that South Dakota's CDL program was found non-compliant with federal rules.
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